Jourdain - Hardcover

Arlette Barre-Despond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847813096 ISBN 13: 9780847813094

Publisher: Rizzoli, 1991

Synopsis

Traces the careers of three French architects, and describes their major designs

About this title

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

From Library Journal:

Few among France's many designers have left a wider generational legacy than Frantz Jourdain--determined trail-blazer, anti-establishment architect, and passionate journalist. Best known for designing La Samaritaine, an Art Nouveau department store in Paris, he also founded the Salon d'Automne and riled important critics of the time by exhibiting paintings of well-known Impressionists and promoting the decorative and applied arts. His son Francis carried on the family tradition through his socialist political causes and by championing the working classes. A talented painter as well, Francis created the vibrant friezes and embellishments of La Samaritaine, and also made a name as an interior designer. His insistence on functional design resulted in many Art Deco interiors that look surprisingly contemporary, even in the original photographs. The book includes a small section on the architectural work of Francis's son Frantz-Philippe. For large interior design or architecture collections.
- Sherry Porter, Texas Coll. of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0847813096
• ISBN 13: 9780847813094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 412